Rod Dittmar
Supporter
Steve,
Michigan requires that a police officer come to your residence and do a safety inspection on your car. There is a list of requirements that he checks off as he inspects the car. A state police officer did my FFR Cobra replica. He arrived, looked at the car and said, "nice car, where do I sign?" That was it. He signed the form and left.
The inspection process for my RCR40 was a little tougher. Michigan still requires it, but the state police apparently don't do those anymore. I was directed to have my local police do it. However, I live in a rural area with no 'local' police department. I then called my county sheriff department and was told that they don't do those either. What to do? I decided to try a nearby township which has it's own department. I explained my dilemma and they agreed to send an officer to do the inspection. He was pretty thorough with the inspection and checked off all the boxes. He did not look for any serial #s on any of the components. He did raise his eyebrows at the requirements for bumpers, but I told him there was metal behind them (kind of stretching the truth but still not a lie). He didn't ask to look. When it came to the exhaust, he asked me to start it up. His comment was "Hmmmm", but he checked the box. I thanked him as he left.
For both cars, I took all of the required paperwork to the secty of state (Manufacturer, Transmission, Axle & Engine receipts, safety inspection, proof of insurance and my wallet). They're only interested in adding up what you paid for the car so they can get their money. They will not allow you to title the car in any other year than the current year. I walked out with a temporary plate and a big smile on my face. 2 weeks later an official from the state licensing bureau showed up with a vin sticker which was placed on the car and a week after that my license plate came in the mail. All in all, pretty simple.
Michigan requires that a police officer come to your residence and do a safety inspection on your car. There is a list of requirements that he checks off as he inspects the car. A state police officer did my FFR Cobra replica. He arrived, looked at the car and said, "nice car, where do I sign?" That was it. He signed the form and left.
The inspection process for my RCR40 was a little tougher. Michigan still requires it, but the state police apparently don't do those anymore. I was directed to have my local police do it. However, I live in a rural area with no 'local' police department. I then called my county sheriff department and was told that they don't do those either. What to do? I decided to try a nearby township which has it's own department. I explained my dilemma and they agreed to send an officer to do the inspection. He was pretty thorough with the inspection and checked off all the boxes. He did not look for any serial #s on any of the components. He did raise his eyebrows at the requirements for bumpers, but I told him there was metal behind them (kind of stretching the truth but still not a lie). He didn't ask to look. When it came to the exhaust, he asked me to start it up. His comment was "Hmmmm", but he checked the box. I thanked him as he left.
For both cars, I took all of the required paperwork to the secty of state (Manufacturer, Transmission, Axle & Engine receipts, safety inspection, proof of insurance and my wallet). They're only interested in adding up what you paid for the car so they can get their money. They will not allow you to title the car in any other year than the current year. I walked out with a temporary plate and a big smile on my face. 2 weeks later an official from the state licensing bureau showed up with a vin sticker which was placed on the car and a week after that my license plate came in the mail. All in all, pretty simple.
